AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Christmas has come early for Oceania Productions in New Zealand this year with the arrival of New Zealand’s first batch of Robe’s BMFL units – 32 in all. Robe CEO Josef Valchar along with Cuono Biviano and Tony Lukeman from the ULA Group, Robe’s New Zealand distributor, flew over to present the units to Oceania Productions’ crew.
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa – For Electronic Dome stage at the 2014 Rocking The Daisies Festival here, Kilowatt AV provided a variety of Robe fixtures including 12 Pointes, 18 LEDWash 600s, 36 LEDBeam 100s – all from Robe’s ROBIN range – along with 12 Robe ColorSpot 700E ATs and 18 Robe LEDForce 18 LED PARs. It was the fourth year that Kilowatt has been involved with the event, staged every year at Cloof Wine Estate in Darling, South Africa.
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LEICESTER, UK – Leicester’s Curve theatre has become one of the first in the U.K. to invest in the latest addition to Philips Vari-Lite’s product line, the VL4000 Spot. The theatre purchased 10 of the luminaires from White Light as an ultra-versatile and cutting-edge solution to lighting its range of productions and events.
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BERLIN — Lighting designer Björn Hermann’s lighting design enhanced the Brandenburg Gate festivities marking 25 years since Germany’s reunification and the removal of the Berlin Wall. The rig included Clay Paky’s new SuperSharpy and Mythos fixtures.
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EDINBURGH — In celebration of all things natural and nocturnal, nighttime visitors to Edinburgh’s much-loved Royal Botanic Garden (RBGE) saw the familiar landscapes and buildings transformed by a magical light installation during November. Designed by light artist Malcolm Innes, along with his colleague Euan Winton and supplied and installed by light solutions specialist Black Light the aptly named ‘Night in the Garden’ invited people to visit the gardens after dark to view and interact with an inspired display of light, art and nature.
More details from Black Light (www.black-light.com):
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WUPPERTAL, Germany — Riedel Communications, provider of pioneering real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, worked with XL Video GmbH on Daimler’s first demonstration of the Mercedes-Benz “Future Truck 2025,” the world’s first truck capable of driving autonomously.
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DUBAI, UAE – Matrix AVE were the first technical solutions company in Dubai to invest in Robe’s Pointes shortly after the fixture’s launch last year, sourcing the fixtures via Robe’s Middle East operation headed by Elie Battah. Currently based in Dubai Investment Park (DIP1), Matrix AVE was founded 16 years ago by Rajesh Pereira and specializes in producing themed events. They also supply technical production for a number of other corporate events, conferences and social events.
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MINSK, Belarus – Prime Hall, a new 2,000-seat, multi tiered concert hall located inside Zamok, the biggest shopping mall in Minsk, opened earlier this year with more than 130 discharge and LED fixtures from PR Lighting.
Read More »READING, UK – St. Joseph’s College has recently refurbished its chapel with energy-efficient Philips Selecon PL LED light fixtures provided by Lancelyn Theatre Supplies. Lancelyn supplied 16 PL luminaires including 10 Selecon PLfresnel1 LED luminaires, three PLprofile1 LED Zoom (18-64 degree) luminaires and three PLprofile1 LED Zoom (24-44 degree) luminaires complete with gobo holders.
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COPENHAGEN – The Royal Danish Opera House marked its 10th season anniversary with an exterior lighting design by Royal Danish Theatre LD and technical manager Tommy Larsen. He chose 30 P-5 wash lights to illuminate The Royal Danish Opera House for each opening night of a new show.
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